Editing Liev Schreiber (section)

=== 2005–2012: Broadway and film roles ===
[[File:XMenOriginsWolverineCastConfettiPremiereApr09.jpg|thumb|220px|upright=1|left|Schreiber (in white) and other actors celebrating the world premiere of ''[[X-Men Origins: Wolverine]]'' in [[Tempe, Arizona]], April 2009]]
In the spring of 2005, Schreiber played the role of [[Richard Roma]] in the Broadway revival of [[David Mamet]]'s [[Pulitzer Prize]]-winning play ''[[Glengarry Glen Ross]]''. David Rooney of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' praised his ability to make the role his own writing, "Perhaps even more impressive is Schreiber, who boldly erases any residue of either Al Pacino in the movie or Joe Mantegna in the original Broadway cast as supremely confident Roma."<ref>{{cite web|url= https://variety.com/2005/legit/markets-festivals/glengarry-glen-ross-5-1200526220/|title= Glengarry Glen Ross|website= Variety|date= May 2, 2005|access-date= February 6, 2024}}</ref> Schreiber went on to win the [[Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play|Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play]]. In 2006, Schreiber was invited to join the [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]].<ref name=":0">{{cite press release|title=The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|url=http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2006/06.07.01a.html|publisher=Academy Invites 120 to Membership|date=July 5, 2006|access-date=May 21, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060706181947/http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2006/06.07.01a.html|archive-date=July 6, 2006}}</ref> In the fall of that year, he directed and starred in the "2006 Join the Fight" [[AIDS]] campaign for Cable Positive and Kismet Films (others involved with the campaign included actress [[Naomi Watts]], fashion designer [[Calvin Klein]], and playwright [[Tony Kushner]]).{{citation needed|date=October 2021}} Schreiber played Charlie Townsend in the 2006 film ''[[The Painted Veil (2006 film)|The Painted Veil]],'' starring opposite Watts and [[Edward Norton]]. The film was adapted from the [[W. Somerset Maugham]] [[The Painted Veil (novel)|1925 novel of the same name]]. In the same year, Schreiber also played Robert Thorn with [[Julia Stiles]] in the 2006 film ''[[The Omen (2006 film)|The Omen]]'', a remake of the 1976 [[The Omen|horror classic]]. On television, the actor appeared on ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]'' (2006–07 season), portraying Michael Keppler, a seasoned CSI with a strong reputation in various police departments across the nation, before temporarily replacing [[Gil Grissom]] (played by [[William Petersen]]) on the veteran Las Vegas team.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://screenrant.com/csi-show-liev-schreiber-keppler-four-episode-run/|title= CSI: Why Liev Schreiber Only Lasted Four Episodes As Grissom's Replacement|website= Screen Rant|date= August 15, 2022|access-date= February 6, 2024}}</ref> Schreiber joined the cast on January 18, 2007, and shot a four-episode arc.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Esprit d'corpse: Liev Schreiber talks ''CSI'' |url=https://ew.com/article/2007/01/19/esprit-dcorpse-liev-schreiber-talks-csi/ |access-date=2024-02-07 |website=EW.com |language=en}}</ref> He played a social worker in the [[HBO]] film ''[[Lackawanna Blues (film)|Lackawanna Blues]]'' based on the [[Lackawanna Blues|play of the same name]] by [[Ruben Santiago-Hudson]]. He acted opposite [[S. Epatha Merkerson]], [[Jeffrey Wright]], [[Terrence Howard]], [[Louis Gossett Jr.]], [[Carmen Ejogo]], and [[Michael K. Williams]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://variety.com/2005/film/markets-festivals/lackawanna-blues-2-1200528445/|title= Lackawanna Blues|website= Variety|date= January 27, 2005|access-date= February 7, 2024}}</ref>

From June to July 2006, he played the [[Macbeth (character)|title role]] in ''[[Macbeth]]'' opposite [[Jennifer Ehle]] at the [[Delacorte Theater]]. ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' critic David Rooney praised his performance, writing: "The complexities behind Macbeth’s surrender to evil and to overpowering destiny are compellingly embodied in Schreiber’s contained performance".<ref>{{cite web|url= https://variety.com/2006/legit/reviews/macbeth-19-1200515055/|title= Macbeth|website= Variety|date= June 29, 2006|access-date= February 6, 2024}}</ref> He appeared in the Broadway revival of [[Eric Bogosian]]'s ''[[Talk Radio (play)|Talk Radio]]'', portraying [[shock jock]] Barry Champlain. The show began previews at the [[Longacre Theatre]] on February 15, 2007, in preparation for its March opening. On May 11, 2007, he won the [[Drama League Award]] for distinguished performance in ''Talk Radio,'' and has received Tony, [[Drama Desk Awards|Drama Desk]], and [[Outer Critics Circle Award]] nominations for the role. ''The New York Times''' Ben Brantley called his performance "the most lacerating portrait of a human meltdown this side of a Francis Bacon painting."<ref name="wmag"/> Schreiber played the womanizing Lotario Thurgot in [[Mike Newell (director)|Mike Newell]]'s 2007 screen adaptation of ''[[Love in the Time of Cholera]],''. In a January 2007 interview, Schreiber mentioned that he was working on a screenplay.<ref name="weekly" /> Late in 2008, Schreiber portrayed [[Jew]]ish [[Resistance movement|resistance]] fighter [[Zus Bielski]] in the film ''[[Defiance (2008 film)|Defiance]]'', alongside [[Daniel Craig]]. In 2009, Schreiber played the [[mutant (Marvel Comics)|mutant]] supervillain [[Sabretooth (character)|Victor Creed]] in the [[Marvel Comics]] film ''[[X-Men Origins: Wolverine]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url =https://variety.com/2008/film/features/reynolds-will-i-am-join-wolverine-1117981136/ |title = Reynolds, will.i.am join 'Wolverine' |access-date = February 29, 2020 |last1= Graser|first1=Marc |last2=Siegel|first2=Tatiana |date = February 19, 2008 |work = Variety }}</ref>

[[File:Liev Schreiber by Gage Skidmore.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Schreiber at the 2010 San Diego Comic Con]]
In 2009 Schreiber took the role of the head of the CIA in the action thriller film ''[[Salt (2010 film)|Salt]]'' starring [[Angelina Jolie]] which was a commercial box office hit. That same year he acted the musical comedy-drama ''[[Taking Woodstock]]'' directed by [[Ang Lee]] based on the memoir, ''[[Taking Woodstock: A True Story of a Riot, a Concert and a Life]]''. It premiered at the [[2009 Cannes Film Festival]] to mixed reviews. He is also the voice of HBO's ''Sports of the 20th Century'' documentaries. He is the narrator of HBO Boxing's ''Countdown'' and ''[[24/7 (HBO series)|24/7]]'' documentary series.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Buffa: The end of HBO Boxing is a bummer for this fight fan|url=https://www.ksdk.com/article/sports/buffa-the-end-of-hbo-boxing-is-a-bummer-for-this-fight-fan/63-600351855|access-date=November 5, 2020|website=ksdk.com|date=October 3, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> He narrated ''Magic & Bird: A Courtship of Rivals''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Movies We Like - Magic And Bird: A Courtship of Rivals|url=https://www.amoeba.com/movies/detail/magic-and-bird:-a-courtship-of-rivals/|access-date=November 5, 2020|website=www.amoeba.com}}</ref> and ''[[Broad Street Bullies (documentary)|Broad Street Bullies]]'' in 2010<ref>{{cite encyclopedia| encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia| title=Broad Street Bullies| url=https://philadelphiaencyclopedia.org/archive/broad-street-bullies/| first=Karen| last=Guenther| access-date=December 16, 2020}}</ref> as well as ''Runnin' Rebels of UNLV'' in 2011, on HBO,<ref>{{Cite web|title=HBO Sports Runnin Rebels of UNLV Documentary|url=http://billwalton.com/news/236-hbo-sports-runnin-rebels-of-unlv-documentary|access-date=November 5, 2020|website=billwalton.com}}</ref> and provided the narration for the "Making of Pumping Iron" documentary included in a special anniversary edition of the film ''[[Pumping Iron]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 14, 2012|title=Raw Iron: The Making of Pumping Iron [2002]|url=http://www.directlyfitness.com/store/raw-iron-making-pumping-iron-2002/|access-date=November 5, 2020|website=Directlyfitness.com|language=en-US}}</ref> He also narrated the [[History (U.S. TV channel)|History Channel]] specials ''Ape to Man'', ''The Lost Kennedy Home Movies'',<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Lowry|first1=Brian|date=July 6, 2011|title=The Lost Kennedy Home Movies|url=https://variety.com/2011/tv/reviews/the-lost-kennedy-home-movies-1117945603/|access-date=November 5, 2020|newspaper=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|language=en-US}}</ref> and ''[[America: The Story of Us]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|first=Caryn|last=Robbins|title=Smithsonian Channel to Present the Story of the U.S. in AMERICA IN COLOR; Liev Schreiber Narrates|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Smithsonian-Channel-to-Present-the-Story-of-the-US-in-AMERICA-IN-COLOR-Liev-Schreiber-Narrates-20170605|access-date=November 5, 2020|website=Broadway World|language=en}}</ref> Schreiber reprised his role as narrator for HBO's ''24/7: Road to the Winter Classic'' NHL documentary, which followed the [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] and [[Washington Capitals]] as they prepared to face each other in the [[2011 NHL Winter Classic]] at [[Heinz Field]], in [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]], on January 1, 2011. Schreiber has been the narrator in HBO's ''[[Hard Knocks (documentary series)|Hard Knocks]]'' for every season, except for the 2007 season when [[Paul Rudd]] filled that role,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Romano|first=Evan|date=August 25, 2020|title=There's a Reason You Recognize the 'Hard Knocks' Narrator's Voice|url=https://www.menshealth.com/entertainment/a33585741/hard-knocks-narrator-voice-liev-schrieber/|access-date=November 4, 2020|website=Men's Health|language=en-US}}</ref> with the [[Kansas City Chiefs]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-news/guts-glory-and-goddamn-snacks-a-history-of-hard-knocks-62199/|title=Guts, Glory and Goddamn Snacks: A History of 'Hard Knocks'|first=Jason|last=Gallagher|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=August 5, 2014}}</ref>

In March 2010, he expressed interest in returning for ''[[Scream 4]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/36317/liev-schreiber-scream-4-is-he-in-or-out|title=Liev Schreiber on Scream 4; Is He In or Out?|date=August 10, 2012|publisher=DreadCentral}}</ref> portraying Cotton Weary a fourth time (the film was subsequently made without his involvement).<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/19404/|title=Who Won't Be Returning in 'Scream IV'? Cotton Weary|date=March 9, 2010|publisher=BloodyDisgusting|access-date=March 10, 2018}}</ref> In 2010, he returned to Broadway playing Eddie Carbone, the tragic protagonist in the revival of the [[Arthur Miller]] play ''[[A View from the Bridge]]'' acting opposite [[Scarlett Johansson]]. [[Ben Brantley]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' praised him writing, "Mr. Schreiber registers changes in emotional temperature with organic physical precision".<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/25/theater/reviews/25view.html|title= A View From Brooklyn of Tragedy Most Classic|work= The New York Times|date= January 24, 2010|access-date= February 6, 2024|last1= Brantley|first1= Ben}}</ref> He received a nomination for the [[Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Play]] losing to [[Denzel Washington]] for the [[August Wilson]] revival ''[[Fences (play)|Fences]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.playbill.com/production/a-view-from-the-bridge-cort-theatre-vault-0000003463|title= A View form the Bridge|website= Playbill|access-date= February 6, 2024}}</ref> He also narrated the 2011 documentary ''Hitler's G.I. Death Camp'' on the [[National Geographic Channel]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Berga: Hitler's GI Death Camp|url=https://braveplanetfilms.com/berga-hitlers-gi-death-camp|access-date=November 4, 2020|website=Brave Planet Films|language=en-US}}</ref> Released in 2012, ''Kinderblock 66: Return to Buchenwald'' was narrated by Schreiber,<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Aisle Seat - Kinderblock 66: Return to Buchenwald|url=https://aisleseat.com/kinderblock66.htm|access-date=November 4, 2020|website=aisleseat.com}}</ref> as was the 2013 documentary ''Money for Nothing: Inside the Federal Reserve''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Money For Nothing: Inside The Federal Reserve Full Movie {{!}} Online 2013 {{!}} Free HD|url=https://moviefull.sfleathercalendar.org/movie/221800/money-for-nothing-inside-the-federal-reserve-full-movie-online/|access-date=November 4, 2020|website=moviefull.sfleathercalendar.org|language=en-US}}{{Dead link|date=May 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> He provided the voiceover for the 2018 [[Kia Stinger]] GT commercial.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMcwyLLHA9k| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109034633/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMcwyLLHA9k| archive-date=2020-11-09 | url-status=dead|title= 2018 Kia Stinger GT ǀ Twin Turbo V6 with RWD or AWD|website=YouTube}}</ref> Once again, Schreiber was the narrator for the HBO series, ''24/7: Road to the Winter Classic''. That year, the [[Philadelphia Flyers]] and the [[New York Rangers]] battled in the Classic, at [[Citizens Bank Park]] in the [[2012 NHL Winter Classic]]. Once more, Schreiber narrated for the HBO series in 2014 for the [[2014 NHL Winter Classic]], which showcased the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] against the [[Detroit Red Wings]] at [[Michigan Stadium]] in [[Ann Arbor, Michigan]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=VIDEO: Best moments from 'Road to the NHL Winter Classic' series|url=https://www.cbssports.com/nhl/news/video-best-moments-from-road-to-the-nhl-winter-classic-series/|access-date=November 4, 2020|website=CBS Sports|date=December 31, 2014 |language=en}}</ref>